Saxon release the video for “Witches Of Salem”, the forth single from the band’s critically-acclaimed 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation – out now via Silver Lining Music. Hell, Fire And Damnation is an album which sees Saxon investigate all areas of history and mystery amidst ten of their most confident and thunderously powerful songs yet. In “Witches Of Salem”, lead singer and founding…
“Eerie Inhabitants” opened The New Order and immediately signaled that Testament was ready to level up from the intense but somewhat rudimentary thrash of The Legacy. Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson had distinct approaches as writers and players, but they blended seamlessly to craft compositions that were both thoughtfully arranged as well relentless in their viciousness, while Chuck Billy had already grown considerably as a vocalist and moved beyond simple barking and belching. Testament wasn’t quite all the way there yet- the tune still had wandered aimlessly in bits- but “Eerie Inhabitants” was a worthy banger that positioned the band as leaders among the next great wave of thrash.